School Events

Breads Around the World
The third graders at the International School of the Peninsula celebrated different cultures by breaking bread together. Each of the fifty third graders selected a country that they wanted to research. Then, in class, the students were taught how to use an encyclopedia and how pick out specific information that other third graders would want to learn about another country. The children found facts about countries' capitals, landmarks, crops, languages, money systems, and other interesting things. They took notes about these facts. Then they used a 3 by 5 card to write words that would help them remember what to say when they spoke before their class. (They could not read their cards.) Finally, after practicing their mini speeches at home, they presented their mini speech to the class about a country. Included in the presentation were any articfacts, flags, or other items and their bread. Some children wore simple costumes to represent their country. Parents helped the children find or make their breads. Many parents used the internet to find recipes for breads, from the specific country their child had selected, and then they made the bread with their children. Other parents went to international bakeries and stores to find breads from a specific country. After the mini speeches were presented, in each of the three classes, the students decorated their desks with tablecloths, samples of their bread, flags, maps, etc. The children then went from class to class enjoying their classmates' breads and enjoying the cultures we have in our world today. After a while, other teachers and middle school students came to join in the bread sharing. Breads Around the World in an annual activity in the third grade.
Vincent's class
Middle school students